Introduction to Engineering | STEM Activities + Engineering Design Process | PowerPoint & Google Slides

Get your students excited about STEM with this engaging Introduction to Engineering resource! This download includes a ready-to-use presentation in both PowerPoint and Google Slides formats, complete with teacher notes and 3 hands-on engineering activities that walk students through the Engineering Design Process step by step.

Students will:

• Learn what engineering is and what engineers do
  
• Explore each phase of the Engineering Design Process
  
• Apply their knowledge through 3 low-prep, classroom-friendly engineering challenges
  

Designed for upper elementary students, this resource makes it easy to incorporate engineering into your science or STEM curriculum. All materials are easy to gather, making implementation stress-free for busy teachers.

What's Included:

• PowerPoint and Google Slides presentation
  
• Teacher notes for easy instruction
  
• 3 hands-on STEM activities using simple classroom materials
  
• Printable student activity pages and reflection sheets
  

Perfect for:

• STEM units
  
• NGSS-aligned science lessons
  
• Engineering week
  
• Makerspaces
  
• Sub plans and enrichment
  

⭐ No prep. High engagement. Real-world problem solving. ⭐

What's included:

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Activity 1: Float Your Boat: Students go through the engineering design process to create a boat. Once the boat successfully floats, they place marbles in it to see how many it can hold.

Activity 2: Build A Bridge: Students go through the engineering design process to build a bridge. After the bridge is built, they test it to see how many pennies it can hold.

Activity 3: Keep it Cold: This engaging activity challenges students to create a container to keep an ice cube frozen for as long as possible. This could easily be turned into a classroom contest.

Activity 4: Engineering Design Process Flow Chart: Students can use this sheet to review the steps they went through in the completed engineering design assignments. This could potentially be used as an assessment.

Aligned to NGSS Engineering Standards.

Both Printable PDF and PowerPoint and Google Classroom™ Formats Included

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